Dori Lyon , LPC

Dori Lyon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Oregon with 20 years of experience supporting people through complex emotional and relational challenges. She brings a compassionate, nonjudgmental stance to work that centers each person’s unique story while offering practical, evidence-informed tools for change.

Her clinical focus includes addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, anxiety, and relationship difficulties, along with concerns such as self-esteem, grief, and compassion fatigue. Dori also addresses a wide range of relational and identity issues, including infidelity, polyamory and non-monogamous relationships, intimacy struggles, and multicultural concerns. She works with obsessive-compulsive patterns, hoarding, bipolar concerns, personality-related challenges, and the everyday stresses that interfere with life purpose and connection.

Dori emphasizes strengthening communication, reducing isolation, and helping people move through guilt and shame toward greater self-love and resilience. Her practice blends empathetic listening with goal-oriented strategies so individuals can develop clearer boundaries, healthier relationships, and sustainable coping skills. She aims to create a safe, affirming environment where people can explore difficult emotions and create measurable steps toward healing and personal growth.

Evidence-Informed Care and Flexible Online Sessions

Dori uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to trauma and relationship recovery. Trauma-focused methods help people process painful experiences and reduce their ongoing emotional impact, supporting work with abuse, PTSD-related symptoms, and deep-seated distress. Relational and communication-focused approaches concentrate on improving how people relate to one another - addressing conflict, intimacy concerns, infidelity, and patterns that undermine connection. Skills-oriented strategies teach practical tools for managing anxiety, mood shifts, obsessive patterns, and addictive behaviors, offering step-by-step practices clients can apply between sessions.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Dori collaborates with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods over time to match evolving needs and priorities.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain consistent care, fit sessions into busy lives, and access support from home or another private space, while still working with experienced, licensed professionals and therapists to pursue meaningful change.